Iron



Y. HARADA.

IRON.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 29,1918.

' 1 ,326,928, Patented Jan. 6, 1920.

IN V EN TOR.

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IRON.

Application filed July 29, 1918.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, YOTARO HARADA, a subject of Japan, residing at Stockton, in the county of San Joaquin, State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Irons; and I do declare the following to be a clear, full, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this applica tion.

This invention relates to flat irons of the type commonly used by housewives, the principal object being to produce an iron in which the heat is maintained by the use of water, and in which the quantity of metal is considerably less than in the present type of iron. In consequence of the use of water in the iron as a heating means, I do away with the possibility of the iron overheating and scorching the clothing as is very often the case with the present solid metal style of iron.

If used in homes having a constant supply of hot water, the cost of heating such irons will be considerably less than as if the iron itself had to be heated through by a gas or coal range, and also the time consumed in heating the iron for use will be less.

A further object of the invention is to produce a device which will be simple and inexpensive and yet one which will be exceedingly effective for the purposes for which it is designed.

These objects, I accomplish by means of such structure and relative arrangement of the parts as will fully appear by a perusal of the following specification and claim.

On the drawings, similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the iron.

Fig. 2 is a section taken relatively on a line 22 of Fig. 1.

Referring now more particularly to the characters of reference on the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the body of the iron provided with the usual handle 2, of any suitable non-heat conducting material.

This body is hollow, the walls being comparatively thin, and is adapted to hold a Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 6,1920.

Serial No. 247,181.

considerable quantity of water therein, as shown in Fig. 2, the water being admitted through an orifice 3 in the top of the body into which orifice is screwed a plug; or cap 4;.

At any suitable point in the top of the body, but preferably near the front end away from the hand and wrist of the user, is a small bleed or escape hole 5. This hole is normally covered by one end of a fiat spring member 6 pivotally mounted to the body 1 and which is provided with a finger piece 7 by means of which the member 6 may be turned on its pivot to uncover the hole 5.

In operation, the iron is filled with hot or boiling water through the orifice 3, and the plug 4 screwed securely therein. If the water is boiling, this heat will soon be transmitted through the iron sufliciently to be able to utilize the iron. Should this heat prove insufiicient, the iron may be placed on a stove to raise the temperature of the water in the iron and of course the metal thereof. Whatever steam is generated may escape through the hole when the pressure is sufficient to raise the sprin member 6 away from the hole 5, against the surrounding metal of which it normally bears. If it is desired to allow all the steam to escape quickly, so as to permit the plug 4 to be removed without danger of the steam burning the user while so doing, the member 6. is turned to one side or the other, thus placing the hole 5 in direct communication with the atmosphere.

From the foregoing description it will readily be seen that I have produced such a device as substantially fulfils the objects of the invention as set forth herein.

While this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferred construction of the device, still in practice, such deviations from such detail may be resorted to as do not form a departure from the spirit of the invention, as defined by the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and useful and desire to secure by Letters Patent is A flat iron having a hollow body adapted to be filled with water and subjected to heat, a bleed hole provided in the top of to one side of the bleed-hole to allow the steam to escape freely therefrom.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

, YOTARO HARADA. Htnesses:

BERNARD PRIVAT, FRANK H. CARTER. 

